“You are so much more than just a choir. You make us feel whatever song you are singing. You can feel that music in your heart. I love what you add to it. I love the choreography, I love the lights, I love how the room just exploded.”

“That was just so beautiful! It really was, from start to end. Your harmonies. I don’t think you could have done much better than what you just did. I thoroughly, thoroughly, thoroughly enjoyed it.”

After Mel’s praise, the leader of Angel City Chorale, Sue Fink, wanted to say something about why they chose this song for their 9/11 tribute.

She told the judges and audience that they were honoring the victims and first responders, who rushed onto the scene to help people, despite race and any differences there might have been. The Angel City Chorale’s message overall is to form communities with song and they did just that with their performance.